Bartender (manga)

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Bartender

バーテンダー (Bātendā)
Genre	Drama, Slice of life
Manga
Authored by	Araki Joh (story) Kenji Nagatomo (art)
Publisher	Shueisha
Serialized in	Super Jump
Original run	–
No. of volumes	6
TV anime
Directed by	Masaki Watanabe
Studio	Palm Studio
Network	Fuji TV
Original run	October 15, 2006 –
No. of episodes	11

Bartender (バーテンダー, Bātendā^?) is the title of a Japanese manga series written by Japanese mangaka Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo centering around a genius bartender who helps people with their problems. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Super Jump. The manga was later adapted into an anime which began airing in Japan on October 15, 2006.

1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Media
- 3.1 Manga
- 3.2 Anime
  - 3.2.1 Episodes
  - 3.2.2 Theme songs
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Bartender revolves around Ryū Sasakura, a genius bartender who is said to make the best cocktails anyone has ever tasted. His fame drives many people to visit his bar, whom he helps with their problems.

[edit] Characters

Ryū Sasakura (佐々倉溜, Sasakura Ryuu^?): Ryū is a genius bartender who helps the people who come into his bar.

Miwa Kurushima (来島美和, Kurushima Miwa^?)

[edit] Media

Bartender first began as a manga which was later adapted into an anime.

[edit] Manga

The Bartender manga is written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo. It is published by Shueisha.

[edit] Anime

The Bartender anime first aired in Japan on October 15, 2006 and is set to contain 11 episodes.^[1]

[edit] Episodes

Screenshot	Title	Original air date	#

Image:Bartender episode 1 Cap.jpg	"Bartender" "Bātendā" (バーテンダー)	October 15, 2006	01
Image:Bartender episode 1 Cap.jpg	At the bar Eden Hall in Ginza, Sasakura Ryuu creates cocktails dubbed "The Glass of the Gods." Hotel redesigner Kamishima holds deep disregard for bartenders because of an embarrassing mistake he made as a younger man. He is shown the skill of the profession by Ryuu, who creates a simple water-mix by smashing Eden Hall's signature ice cup. Kamishima's bar redesign incorporates Ryuu's explanation of the importance of bars. The featured cocktail is the Grasshopper.

	"Menu of the Heart" "Kokoro no Menyū" (心のメニュー)	October 29, 2006	02
	Kurushima Miwa comes to Eden Hall to ask Ryuu to find her "Menu of the Heart." As a child, she broke a bottle of alcohol intended to mend the rift between her father and Kurushima Taizou, her grandfather. The two had been fighting over modernizing the family hotel. Shortly after this accident, Miwa's parents were killed in a car crash. Ryuu extrapolates that the beverage was Suntory's Kakubin (Mislabeled as simply "Kaku," a beverage at the crossroad of old and new Japan. The featured cocktail is the Nikolaschka.

	"Glass of Regret" "Kōkai no Gurasu" (後悔のグラス)	November 5, 2006	03
	Shimaoka, the head of an advertising company, is retiring, and his old love, the actress Yuzuki Mieko, has just died. The two of them wanted to perform together in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," until he decided to take over his family's company. Ryuu uses the Margarita and its history to show Shimaoka that love can live on. The featured cocktail is the Margarita.

	"Amber Dream" "Kohaku no Yume" (琥珀の夢)	November 12, 2006	04


	"Something Forgotten at a Bar" "Bā no Wasuremono" (バーの忘れ物)	November 19, 2006	05


	"The Story Inside the Glass" "Gurasu no Naka no Monogatari" (グラスの中の物語)	November 26, 2006	06


	"Closed Day for the Bar" "Bā no Kyuujitsu" (バーの休日)	December 2, 2006	07


	"The Lie at the Counter" "Kauntā no Uso" (カウンターの嘘)	December 9, 2006	08


	"The Bar's Face" "Bā no Kao" (バーの顔)	December 16, 2006	09


	"Christmas Miracle" "Kurisumasu no Kiseki" (クリスマスの奇跡)	December 23, 2006	10


	"Water of Life" "Inochi no Mizu" (命の水)	December 30, 2006	11

[edit] Theme songs

Opening theme: "Bartender" (バーテンダー, Bātendā^?) by Natural High feat. Junpei Shiina
Ending Theme: "Hajimari no Hito" (始まりのヒト, "Hajimari no Hito"^?) by Natural High